Article for decorating cakes



P 1952 c. E. SEAGREN ETAL 2,610,588

ARTICLE FOR DECORATING CAKES Filed Sept. 26, 1946 similar ediblearticles,

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York Application September 26, 1946, Serial d. 99,368

10mm; (o1.'107 7)I-- This invention relates to three-dimensionaldecorations and-:more' particularly to aflprocess ofmanufacturingsuchdecorations,.as well as to .productsderivedtherefrom.. l J.

. It is one of the mainobjects of this invention to provide meansaffording the production of three-dimensional decorations in any desiredcolors for transfer to the surface of cakes .or

It isanother object of this invention to provide means. for producingthree-dimensional decoratio nsfof the aforesaid type which areinexpensive to achieve,;1nay be rapidly and economijcally appliedfto anarticle to be decorated, and "contribute to-the enhancement of'theaesthetical -eii'eets and attraction of the finished article.

' A further objector this invention is'to provide -means permittingproduction" of. three-dimensional decorations in various colors and in.com.- .mercial quantities at, lowcostand further rendering possible,-the; employment of unskilled -labor."

Still'a. further object of this invention is to provide relativelysimple, inexpensive and eiii- "c ient'rrieaiis.prinitting arrangementofthe decoration's' and changesin color in accordance with the individualartistic taste. 1

Yet, another object of theinventio'n'resides in the provision of meansallowing" the" building up 'of decorationsor' ornamentations of theaforesaid type-to various *levelsor heightswith respect to each otherwhereby'plastic appearance "and other artistic impressions are"obtained.- 1 A still further object of this: invention is to.providemeans. facilitating the achievement of three-dimensional,multiecolored decorations, the stacking of a plurality of suchdecorations while all portions of the decorations or ornamentations aresubstantially protected from any damage or injurious effects, and thestorage andshipment of such decorations in a safe'and economical manner.I e

Theserand other objects and advantages will becozne more apparent fromthe ensuing descri tion of the invention, and will be further clearlyunderstood byireferring to the'accomipanying drawing. I In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a bottoin vplan view of theTflnished product derived from theprocess carried out in accordance with this invention;

I Figs. 2 to .4 illustrate respective sectional view of thedevicesemployed during successive steps of the process according tothe'invention;

. .In; order to produce decorations the following process steps may beemployed: I

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. 2, 10,38 '7 i r ARTICLE FOR. DECORATING CAKES;

Carl Egard Seagren and Philip'W. Mowll, Brooke Y., assignors to Carl"Seagren' Enterprises, Brooklyn," N.'Y., ajpartnership' of New oiflFig.1, the. finishedproduct being: illustrated in thestage'of being packed;1 l; Q Fig. 6 is a longitudinal, sectional view-of .the finished productin asseiiribled condition and packedforshipment; .f

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view of a receptacle'containing'a: stackof packed finished products (shown diagrammatically);- ,Ql

Referringnow in particular to the drawing, there is illustrated in Fig;1 'a bottom plan, view of the finished productlli made in'accordancewith'this invention. This, product mainly consists of a pliable carrierH ofcellulosic material, for example, tissue paper, which has thehandles or flaps I2, 13 (indicated in dot and dash lines) obtained byfolding the'ends: ofsaid carrierifl about its fold lines as, [5; Thecarrier ll has an upperand lower face. The upper face illla of carrierII is preferably v provided ,withaj suitable tacky coating ,(not shown),adapted to receive a plurality of juxtapositioned layers ofthree-dimensional decorations, such as indicated; bymimeralslBaJlmandlBa. a r ff [6a, Ha, I811 The carrier l I, preferablycut from a roll-oi. endless. transfer sheet material, is retainedby anyappropriate means, such astacks l-9;.;on a 'suitable support 20. Thehandles oriflaps l 2,; l .3

which ar'epreferably integral project preferably plied onto face Ilit-of the'carrier lfasuitable decorative matter, such as a clear,transparent and stable jelly of anydesired height or level, which'heightmay" correspond to the jthickness "of the stencilplate 2 I.

In this particular instance (Fig. 2),the layer of decoration "I 6 ismade higher than the respective layers [of decorations l'l and lfi whichn ay be regulated by any suitable supply ,means' li ot shown). I

.Aiter; .these decorations made. of' clear j jelly have been produced,and. are adheredltothe sur face Ila, a stencil vplate'25 isplac'edon.pl'ate 2|. This stencil plate 25 has: an openingfizsedrfreispondingsubstantially. to the outline ortnelayer of decoration I6 whilethefremaining'. decorations l1 and Iii/are. covered up by thisstencil-plateff2 5 Through the opening'lli coloring. matter tinny kisa'sectional view taken along line iii- 5 ssdesired specification rnaybesupplied to the ai face of the jelly decoration, e. g. red coloringmatter.

Subsequently, the stencil plate 25 is removed from plate 2| and anotherstencil plate 21 covering up the red layer of the decoration l6 andhaving openings 28, 29 corresponding to the outline of the'decora'tionsI1 and l8,-'respectively,'is placed 'in position on stencil plate 2!.Through openings 28 and 29 another coloring matter, such as blue, maythen be introduced for contact with the layers of decorations l1 and i8and for connection therewith. ThereafterQsten'cil plates 2''! and illare removed from carrier and threedimensional decorations are obtainedwhich are composed of a layer Ilia of larger height-and different colorthan layers Ila and Mia. Carrier I I is then placed on a relativelythinpaper board 30 of uniform cross-section and the end flaps l2 and [3of the carrier II are folded under said paper board 30, as illustratedin Fig. 5, for the purpose 'of straightening out the decoration carryingpart of the carrier H and'for retaining s'a'id' carrier on paper board 30.

Fig. '6 :shows ins'e'ction the finished product; as seen in Fig. inassembled and packed condition. To this end, a ring shaped member 3! isplaced zincoiitact with the outer rim '32 of the carrier N. Thisring-shaped'member 3| has a circular cutkout' 33 through which thelayers of the deceratiOns I Ga, lla'and l8a are exposed to view. On'-tlie upper surface of ring-like member 3| is thenplaced a cardboardmember 34 which is frovide'd 'with'a circular cut-out'35 and which tainsring member 3! iniposition. It i well nderstood 'that top board 34,.preferably made f' papier-niache and ring-like member 3| may he madeintegral with one another.

The finished article thus obtained and assenibled'is then preferablycovered with a cellophane or other transparent wrapper 36 which niay be'weldedat its opposed ends '31'and 38, as can-be-seen from Fig. 6.

Fig. '7 illustrates a carton 40 in section, which contains astack'fl ofcellophane-packed articles as exemplified in Fig. 6, these articlesbeing shown in diagrammatic form.

-It is well understood that the heretofore described steps for producinguncolored layers of decoratiorls made from jelly or similar matteran'dthen followed by the selective coloring of said Iayers may beachieved by means'of an autoir'natic machine (not shown), which may beequippedywith a templet or master device for ;moving the pattern orstencil'plates in timed relation to each other and to the paper carrier,-which1-is suitably supplied from a roll-and progressively moved-pastvarious stations. 4 h I ;;It isobvious, that spray guns, brushes or likeltools m-ay beemployed to apply the aforesaid layers by means of thestencil plates onto the The'tra'nsfer ofthe'multi-colored"three-dimensio'rial'decorations to a' cake orsimilaredible ob- ;j''cts is easy, neat and simplified according to "theinvention.

After ,the paper carrier II is unpacked the naps 12:13 "can'be 'readilygrasped by the fliands of thefoperatorwho "ap'plies'the decorations ad'-heringto and supported by one face 'of the carriei'onto the surfaceof'a'cake.

:process, but "eliminating the transfer paper.

' 4 fer of the decorations to the cake surface. The paper carrier isthen lifted and discarded.

The use of the above process makes possible the deposition of all thelayers of the desired jelly in a single step, thus eliminating smearingand smudging of the jelly layers and permits theapplicationof thedesired colors in successive steps by theme of stencilswhichshield allportions of the surface of the jelly layers except those which it isdesired to color.

It has also been found extremely advantageous "in the large'scalemanufacture of cakes to apply three dimensional decorations by thedescribed In this application the jelly-filled stencil is placeddirectly on a suitably frosted or glazed cake top, whereby the uncoloredjelly is deposited upon said top. This stencil is then removed and otherstencils alternately registered over said top and appropriate dyesapplied as described previously.

it can thus 'be seen that a there has been :pro- 'vided according :tothis invention 'a useful, new and efiicient process, andmeans forcarrying out said pro'cess for "obtaining a product to be applied toe'dible articles, which -process substantially consis'ts in depositingin s'ide-by-"si de i'ela- -tion heavy layers'o'f clear-transparenta'nd'stable jelly-like substance onto a support er'th'e face of waterabsorbent sheet tissue material, then applying "selectively differentcoloring matters or dyes to said layers,respectivelyfwhereby variouscoloringefiects; on said layersare obtained, and finally transferringsaid layers fromsai'd supporter sheet-material onto the top surface ofsaid edible article, whereby colored, threedimensional decorations @areproduced on ":the

"latter.

iAsian alternative, --i=t isfpr'oposed to -fill a stencil with acolorless, jelly like material, placing a sheet of coated paper upon thesurface of 's'aid 'stenciL-movingsaid paper relatively to saidsten- "cilwhereby said material adheres to said coated pa er, "applying to saidpaper a second "stencil having openings registering with predeterminedportions of said material, applyingldyeingmat- "ter. through saidopenings to color said portions,

removing-said second stencil, and then applying a further stencil tosaid ,paper for coloring other :portions-ef said material.

In accordance with the above; *it .iswell under- "stood that =widedeviations and changes inay be .55 ima'de from 'the embodiments hereinset forth zavi thout departingfrom-thespirit of this invenion. 3 stayinthu "described fth'e mve'ntioh, when claimed as 'new "and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is

As "an "article or "manufacture, three-dimenslonal, edible decorationsfor application "to an edible "article, such as acake; comprising apieceo'f sheet material having an upperand lower surface, the upper surface'ofs'aidpiece being provided with a layer'ofcolored, gelatin substance,opposite flaps forming end parts of said piece and providing handles formanipulating said piece for "transfer of"sai'dlayerfrom said piece ofsheet material onto the surface of said edible article, and a supporthaving opposite ends and ofunifdr'm cross s'ectio'n, "said support"being substantially coextensive with and abutting against amajor-portion "of the lower face ofsaid piece'of sheet material, saidopposite flaps extending in ontact with and around the ends of saidsup-'- port and in abutment with the under face thereof for retainingsaid piece of sheet material with said layer in taut condition on saidsupport during storage.

CARL EGARD SEAGREN.

PHILIP W..MOWLL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the 10 fileof this patent:

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